FULL THE CREATION or Die Schöpfung Boston 2022 Joélle Harvey, Robert Murray, Matthew Brook
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Die Schöpfung - The Creation
- Composer: Haydn Franz Josef
- Libretto: Gottfried van Swieten
- Venue & Opera Company: Symphony Hall, Boston Massachusetts
- Recorded: April 29, 2022
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Joélle Harvey, Robert Murray, Matthew Brook
- Conductor: Harry Christophers
- Orchestra: Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, instrumental ensemble
- Chorus: Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
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Information about the Recording
- Published by: IDAGIO
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Quote from Wikipedia:
The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung) is an oratorio written between 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (Hob. XXI:2), and considered by many to be one of his masterpieces. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis.
The libretto was written by Gottfried van Swieten. The work is structured in three parts and scored for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and a symphonic orchestra. In parts I and II, depicting the creation, the soloists represent the archangels Raphael (bass), Uriel (tenor) and Gabriel (soprano). In part III, the bass and soprano represent Adam and Eve.
The first public performance was held in Vienna at the old Burgtheater on 19 March 1799. The oratorio was published with the text in German and English in 1800.
Inspiration
Haydn was inspired to write a large oratorio during his visits to England in 1791–1792 and 1794–1795 when, alongside his close friend English music historian Charles Burney, he heard oratorios of George Frideric Handel performed by large forces. It is likely that Haydn wanted to try to achieve results of comparable weight, using the musical language of the mature classical style. Among the Handel works Haydn heard was Israel in Egypt, which includes various episodes of tone painting, perhaps an inspiration to Haydn’s own pervasive use of this device in The Creation.